America’s Test Kitchen Host, Christopher Kimball
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One of my favorite television cooking shows is America’s Test Kitchen on PBS. The show, in its eight season, is not only the most watched cooking show on PBS, but also very informative and instructive. Plus it lacks all the personalities and “bam” of the other cooking shows.
The test kitchen chefs select a couple dishes to perfect, then try dozens, and sometimes over a hundred versions of the dish until its perfect, easy for the home cook and as easy as possible.
The resident chefs...
November 8th, 2008 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: books, Chevy Chase, cooking, Food & Beverage, History & Information, Maryland, Restaurants & Bars, TV
A $2 Donation is StreetSmart
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Consider digging deep next time you dine out to help those who can’t afford a restaurant meal, or any meal at all. The StreetSmart program encourages diners to make a small donation of $2 or more on their bill. You’re not going to miss the small change, but it can make a big difference to someone in need.
100% of your donation will go to grassroots organisation’s helping the homeless. The money goes to smaller charities that are often overlooked, so your assistance is so important.
This...
November 8th, 2008 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: charity, dining, Food & Beverage, homeless, Restaurants & Bars, Streetsmart
Velero Brings European Fare to Woolloomooloo
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Velero is the newest restaurant to open on the coveted Woolloomooloo Wharf. It’s got all the style of its upmarket neighbours, but its brand new food sensibility will set it apart from the pack.
Velero offers Spanish tapas and Italian fare just like mama used to make. Share Spanish treats like cured meats and imported cheese, or order one of the main meals for a real feast. With dishes like home-made pasta and fresh market fish on the menu, you can’t really go wrong.
This is a dining experience...
November 4th, 2008 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: dining, European, Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Bars, Velero, Woolloomooloo
Washington, DC’s BIG Cooking Show
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This weekend is time again for the always popular Metropolitan Cooking & Entertainment Show in Washington, DC.
Join over 40 of DC’s finest chefs and foodies, along with special cooking presentations by well-known Food TV celebrity chefs, Paula Dean, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis.
Enjoy cooking demonstrations and head-to-head cooking competitions, food and wine tastings, tips on entertaining and cooking, along with workshops on everything from holiday cooking to knife and plating...
November 3rd, 2008 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: cooking, Events, Food & Beverage, People, Restaurants & Bars, Washington DC, wine
Walk Down Chupa Chups Lane
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Everyone’s favourite sweet treats, Chupa Chups, are turning fifty, and they want you to join in the celebrations.
From Friday the Oxford Street Market at Bondi Junction will be transformed into Chupa Chups Lane. Here you can enjoy your favourite flavour (there’s 127 to choose from!) and check out some iconic Chupa Chups artworks and installations.
This sounds like a sweet experience for the whole family!
Date: Friday 7 November to Monday 17 November 2008
Location: Oxford Street Market
Address:...
November 3rd, 2008 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Bondi Junction, Chupa Chups, Chupa Chups Lane, Events, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, Sydney
Review Eetcafe Katoen
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Katoen is one of the many eetcafés in Amsterdam and very popular at lunch time when students and young professionals sit inside or at one of the five outside the tables, a popular spot in summer. Canal boats, bicycles and traffic offer enough spectacle to watch.
Lunch for the Dutch means bread and butter. The menu is chalked on the wall and includes chunks of brown bread smothered in goat cheese, honey and pine nuts. Open sandwiches toppend with ham, cheese, egg and tomatoes with a light yoghurt...
September 17th, 2008 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: eetcafe, Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Bars
Pommes Boutique
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Not much is known about the French Fry, but what Belgians can tell you, is that the French Fry is indeed not an invention of the French but that of the Belgians. After a little personal digging, I discovered that when the Americans brought the deliciously fried potato strips over from Europe, they tagged it with the name of the “French Fry” as the official language of Belgium is French. Thus, as this quick judgment led to its international name, and the “French” Fry was born....
July 10th, 2008 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: belgian, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, fries, pommes, Restaurants & Bars
Steinheil: Schnitzels Super Sized
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If you’re going to eat a Schnitzel, you might as well make sure that it is so big that it won’t fit on any normal plate. I have recently been introduced to a restaurant called Steinheil, where for an easy 9 Euros, you can feast on a Schnitzel so large that you will need a) a few breaks in between and b) a large drink to help wash it down. In addition to the enormous Schnitzel, you are served a large portion of abosultely delish french fries and a starter salad. Upon entering Steinheil,...
June 2nd, 2008 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Bars, retaurant, schniztel, steinheil
Save Yourself! The Top Tourist Traps
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Going to any city in Europe where tourists from all over the world are ready to drop large wads of cash, you’re sure to have your share of tourist traps. Let’s start off with a little story…
Once upon a time there was a young gal named Noka who had a couple of visitors from the States. They really wanted to go out for a “true Bavarian” meal and then ended up paying 20€ for a wienerschnitzel even though it had said 14€ in the German language menu. Confused, she...
May 13th, 2008 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, Food & Beverage, History & Information, hofbräuhaus, oktoberfest, Restaurants & Bars, schnitzel, tipping, tourist traps
Viktualienmarkt
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Walking around the city, you’ll notice that Munich has retained much of its small town charm when it comes to shopping. You buy your meat at the butcher, bread at the baker, shoes at the shoe shops, wines at the wine shops, the list goes on and on. While it may take a bit of getting used to, I have grown quite accustomed and appreciative of these specialty shops. Talk to the owners or employees and they’ll tell you, in detail, why the Brie cheese made from farm #1 is better than the Gouda...
April 24th, 2008 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Attractions, Family Friendly, Food & Beverage, grocery shopping, History & Information, produce, Shopping, specialty stores, viktualienmarkt
Ortanique
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We admit we came to dine at Ortanique on the Mile for a little culinary remembrance of Jamaica, and here we found it in fine style. What you will also find in the dining experience here is both a respect for the traditions of Caribbean cooking along with an adventurous spirit in creating some fine fusions between the ingredients and recipes of the islands with staples and cooking styles from other points around the globe.
dining, located right along one of the main thoroughfares of Coral Gables. ...
March 20th, 2008 | themiamiguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Food & Beverage, Restaurants & Bars
Nektar
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For the ultra-urban and chic dining experience, may I suggest: Nektar. So in demand, dinner reservations are made weeks in advance because it’s an experience worth all the bucks you’re going to spend. Walking down the stairs into the restaurant, you walk into a rather “normal” looking bar. It’s wooden floors and tables are dotted with a few Asian influences such as paper lanterns and red colored seating. As you are directed to the coat check in area by your dressed-up hostess...
February 20th, 2008 | themunichguide | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: Arts and Entertainment, Food & Beverage, nektar, Restaurants & Bars
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